Enjoy some great music and contribute to a worthy cause all at the same time when classic bluegrass ensemble, High Country, and contemporary folk duo, Willow Willow, team up to raise funds for Summit Medical Center's Merritt Peralta Institute Alumni Association.

The Freight's traditional New Year's Eve gala band, High Country returns to us in a warmer season! High Country's album, The Earthquake (Strictly Country), firmly reinforced its status as California's premier band in the Bill Monroe and Stanley Brothers tradition. With exciting, driving rhythms, deft picking, and soulful singing, High Country is led by Butch Waller, who saw his own solo mandolin album, Golden Gate Promenade (Rebel), gain acclaim. The band -- which recently celebrated its 36th aniversary -- includes banjo player Larry Cohea, bassist Glenn Dauphin, fiddler Tom Bekeny, Bob Waller on guitar, and Jim Mintun on guitar and dobro.

Spinning some of the sweetest sounds around, charming East Bay folk duo Willow Willow (also known as Jessica Vohs and Miranda Zeiger) have been singing together since their elementary school days. This might explain why, although they're not related, their harmonies often birth the magical third voice -- common to siblings -- that appears when two voices braid closely together. In performances that travel through traditional, dissonant folk songs, old country/rock duets, and original pop tunes, Willow Willow's music sounds fluid, ethereal, and effortless, commanding silent attention.

Summit Medical Center's Merritt Peralta Institute Alumni Association assists current clients and alumni of the famed M.P.I. chemical dependency treatment services with their transition to community life.

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